Table 1 Distribution of epidemiological and clinical characteristics at randomization
Variable | Group A | Group B | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
SCORAD index (mean value) ± SD | 13.93 ± 8.28 | 14.71 ± 7.64 | 0.66 |
% Boys | 55.0 | 52.5 | > 0.99 |
Mean age (months) ± SD | 69.0 ± 43.6 | 78.6 ± 50.9 | 0.37 |
Median age (months) | 64.5 | 60.5 | |
Age at diagnosis (months) | 51.2 | 68.2 | 0.48 |
IgE kU/l (mean value) ± SD | 373.5 ± 929.4 | 409.6 ± 561.4 | 0.83 |
% positive prick test | 42.5 | 47.5 | 0.58 |